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April 02, 2020
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Judiciary
NEW STATEWIDE COVID-19 EMERGENCY ORDER EXTENDS DEADLINES FOR REPORTING EFILING IMPLEMENTATION
The Florida Bar News | Article | April 01, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady issued an emergency order April 1 extending the deadlines for local chief judges around the state to report on county-by-county progress in implementing electronic filing of court documents under existing timetables.
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The Florida Bar
WORKING FROM HOME? PRACTICE GOOD DIGITAL HYGIENE
The Florida Bar News | Article | April 02, 2020
The Daily News Summary features Florida Bar News articles on an expected Bar rule on IOTA funds, a new FAMU College of Law dean and tips for working safely at home. Attorneys working from home to avoid spreading or catching COVID-19 can avoid computer viruses too, with good digital hygiene and a little common sense, according to a South Florida lawyer and leading cyber security expert, Alfred Saikali.
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Judiciary
JUDGE KEEPS EMBATTLED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION UNDER RECEIVER
Daily Business Review | Article | April 01, 2020
Leon County Circuit Judge Ronald Flury sided with Attorney General Ashley Moody and refused to undo an order putting a receiver in charge of the embattled Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, rejecting a request by Tiffany Carr, the nonprofit organization’s former CEO. Moody asked the court to put the coalition and a support foundation — headed by Carr — in the hands of a receiver, after investigations revealed that the taxpayer-backed coalition paid Carr more than $7.2 million in compensation over three years.
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Judiciary
COVID-19 NOT STOPPING THE DUVAL COUNTY COURT SYSTEM
Jacksonville Daily Record | Article | March 31, 2020
Circuit Judge David Gooding left his office at the courthouse for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court on March 13 and hasn’t been back in the building since, but he’s been convening court seven days a week. Gooding is presiding over adoption hearings, first-appearance hearings for juveniles charged with criminal offenses and other proceedings in front of his computer at home.
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Criminal Justice
SURVIVORS OF PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING TESTED FLORIDA’S NEGLIGENCE LAW — AND LOST
Daily Business Review | Article | April 01, 2020
Relatives of those killed in a mass shooting at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando on June 12, 2016 have lost a legal battle before the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which Wednesday [April 1] dismissed their lawsuit against the security services company that employed shooter Omar Mateen. The court ruling stated it was “legally irrelevant” that Mateen’s employer had allegedly submitted a fraudulent psychological evaluation to help him get a gun license. Mateen killed 49 people and injured 53 others.
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Civil Justice
AS JAILS AND PRISONS CUT INMATE POPULATIONS, ICE DETENTION CENTERS REMAIN CROWDED
Miami Herald | Article | April 01, 2020
Over the past few weeks, local and state governments across the United States have reduced their jail and prison populations to try and prevent a coronavirus outbreak behind bars. But immigration detention centers remain crowded as orders to isolate and quarantine sick detainees mount by the day. A federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday [March 30] cited two public health experts who have recommended releasing immigration detainees who are at risk.
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Civil Justice
CLOCK TICKING FOR FLORIDA FAMILY ALLEGING RADIATION EXPOSURE CAUSED TEEN’S CANCER
Law.com | Article | April 01, 2020
A federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging exposure to radiation from nuclear materials caused a South Florida teenager’s brain cancer was before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday [April 1] as attorneys debated whether Florida’s four-year statute of limitations should apply. The question arose after Palm Beach County resident Cynthia Santiago sued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 2014, five years after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 13. When she died about two years later, her parents, Joselyn and Steve Santiago, became personal representatives. The court has yet to rule.